Lead Category Manager, Purchase Components

Jobtailor; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead supplier relationships, drive productivity, and manage cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal, Logistics, and IT. The role emphasizes strategic sourcing, supplier selection, and contract negotiations to achieve YoY productivity and working capital goals.

You will analyze procurement markets, develop global purchasing strategies for key categories, negotiate contracts, and execute

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3+ years strategic sourcing experience, including supplier selection, supplier management, and contract negotiations.
• 3+ years of category strategy or material field strategy experience.
• Knowledge of procurement and sourcing techniques and strategies, supplier integration, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Special knowledge in relevant areas of responsibility, ideally outdoor equipment and/or power tools.
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful year-over-year productivity projects.
• Computer skills, including MS Office.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and facilitation skills.
• Strong project management, program management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a matrixed environment while managing multiple and often conflicting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in negotiations and lead management of individual supplier relationships.
• Deliver year-over-year productivity and working capital goals.
• Work with businesses and plants to achieve annual productivity and working capital targets.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal, Logistics, IT, and other functions.
• Analyze procurement markets and attend trade fairs to identify potential sources.
• Create global purchasing strategies for purchased-component categories including Sub-Con, Tires & Rims, Paint, Rubber, Rubber Components, and Belts.
• Negotiate, implement, and manage supplier contracts and service-level agreements.
• Execute tenders and benchmarks, conduct price comparisons, and optimize procurement conditions.
• Initiate price and value analyses and pursue parts/material substitutions where necessary.
• Implement procurement and sourcing processes, supplier development, and supplier scorecards.
• Plan and implement projects, including portions of complex large-scale projects.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Management

Contract Negotiations

Project Management

Procurement Techniques

Continuous Improvement

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Leadership Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Assist in negotiations and lead management of individual supplier relationships
• Deliver year-over-year productivity and working capital goals
• Work with businesses and plants to achieve annual productivity and working capital targets
• Collaborate with Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal, Logistics, IT, and other functions
• Analyze procurement markets and attend trade fairs to identify potential sources
• Create global purchasing strategies for purchased-component categories including Sub-Con, Tires & Rims, Paint, Rubber, Rubber Components, and Belts
• Negotiate, implement, and manage supplier contracts and service-level agreements
• Execute tenders and benchmarks, conduct price comparisons, and optimize procurement conditions
• Initiate price and value analyses and pursue parts/material substitutions where necessary
• Implement procurement and sourcing processes, supplier development, and supplier scorecards
• Plan and implement projects, including portions of complex large-scale projects

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 3 years of strategic sourcing experience, including supplier selection, supplier management, and contract negotiations
• Minimum 3 years of category strategy or material field strategy experience
• Knowledge of procurement and sourcing techniques and strategies, supplier integration, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Special knowledge in relevant areas of responsibility, ideally outdoor equipment and/or power tools
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful year-over-year productivity projects
• Computer skills, including MS Office
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated effective leadership and facilitation skills
• Strong project management, program management, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a matrixed environment while managing multiple and often conflicting priorities

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contract negotiations, with a proven ability to deliver productivity and working capital goals. Proficient in project management and collaboration across multiple functions to optimize procurement strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Strategic Sourcing Experience
• Supplier Management
• Contract Negotiations
• Project Management
• Procurement Techniques

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Strategic Sourcing
• Supplier Selection
• Supplier Integration
• Category Strategy
• Contract Management
• Price Analysis
• Value Analysis
• Procurement Processes
• Continuous Improvement
• Project Planning

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Problem-Solving Skills

Industry Keywords

• Outdoor Equipment
• Power Tools
• Supplier Relationships
• Service-Level Agreements
• Trade Fairs
• Tenders
• Benchmarking
• Productivity Projects
• Working Capital Goals
• Matrixed Environment

Tools & Technologies

• MS Office